Gallegos Named to the Capital One Academic All-District First Team

Emory University junior Tess Gallegos earned a spot on the Capital One Academic All-District First Teamfor Women’s Track and Field/Cross Country, based on her athletic and academic performances during the 2010-11 seasons.

It marked the first Academic all-District honor of Gallegos’ career.   She has compiled a 3.80 grade point average as an anthropology and psychology major, earning six academic all-University Athletic Association (UAA) honors and United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic Team recognition in 2010.

In the fall, Gallegos earned South/Southeast Region Athlete of the Year honors, after finishing first at the NCAA Regional Championships for cross country, and was named to the all-UAA Cross Country second team.  She was the team’s top performer in six cross country races, and set the school’s 6,000-meter record at the regional championships.  During the indoor season, she has recorded career-best times of 10:20.38 in the 3,000-meter run and 18:04.75 in the 5,000-meter run, while setting career-best marks of 10:30.15 in the 3,000-meter run and 18:05.22 in the 5,000-meter run during the outdoor season.  Gallegos earned UAA Athlete of the Week honors on November 15^th and March 21^st.

By virtue of being named to the all-district first team, Dawson will be placed on the ballot for the Capital One Academic all-America teams.  The Academic all-America Women’s Track/Cross Country teams are scheduled to be announced on Thursday, June 23^rd.

Voting for the Academic All-District team is conducted by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Emory nominees represent the "college division" in District 3 which is composed of NCAA Division II and III, and NAIA schools in the states of Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia.